Two decapitated by a train in Tongaat

Two men were decapitated by a goods train behind Plane Street in Tongaat.

A passerby contacted Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) and reported the incident.

Reaction Officers and RUSA Medics were dispatched to the scene and on arrival found railway authorities in attendance. It is alleged that the two men were vagrants who slept under a bridge next to the railway line.

Circumstances leading up to the incident have not been established at this stage.